"What were you talking about?" Su Yun glanced at Ye Xiao, then looked elsewhere.

Ye Xiao chuckled softly, his gaze resting on Su Yun, saying, "Tell me why you're making things difficult for yourself. If you want to do this, why won't you? I want to understand your reasons."

Listening to Ye Xiao's words, a mist clouded Su Yun's eyes. She sighed and said, "You better not ask."

Everyone has certain things on their mind more or less, and Su Yun had them too, perhaps even more painfully than most.

Ye Xiao stepped forward and gently grasped Su Yun's delicate hand, which felt soft and comfortable in his.

"If it were before, perhaps I wouldn't insist. But now I must ask, and you have to tell me." Ye Xiao's tone was both earnest and commanding, as if not speaking was out of the question.

Su Yun looked at Ye Xiao, feeling a touch of emotion. Some things don't need to be explicitly said, but this was enough to let the other person understand.

Su Yun lowered her head in silence. She knew what Ye Xiao meant. Though they had liked each other before, nothing substantial had ever happened. But just this morning, in Su Yun's office, they finally broke boundaries; Su Yun became Ye Xiao's woman.

Ye Xiao reached out with his other hand, lifting Su Yun's sharp chin, and said, "What are you hiding from me? If it doesn't harm you, I won't ask. But my instinct tells me this is making my woman unhappy, maybe even binding her, so I must know."

Ye Xiao's words were so earnest that Su Yun had no way to dodge them. His determined eyes made Su Yun feel like he had already seen through her thoughts.

"You don't even know who I really am!" Su Yun suddenly looked seriously at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao heard this and was slightly taken aback.

He truly didn't know who Su Yun really was. He only knew she was a Martial Artist, and she had mentioned that her family had the inherited Fire Spirit Skill. A family with such a martial legacy was certainly not ordinary.

Ye Xiao said nothing, just watched Su Yun, knowing she would eventually tell him.

"Ye Xiao, I'm sorry!" Su Yun suddenly said.

Hearing Su Yun's words, Ye Xiao was suddenly a bit dazed. Why would Su Yun say such a thing now? Yet, Ye Xiao still didn't speak.

Su Yun understood that Ye Xiao wanted her to voice her true thoughts.

At this moment, Su Yun had mentally prepared herself, so she was ready to tell all.

"I am someone else's fiancée." Su Yun hesitated and finally revealed her biggest secret.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao showed no surprise. Instead, he smiled and said, "Even if you're the Prince's fiancée, now you are my woman, Ye Xiao's woman. That's an unchangeable fact."

"But there's a high chance I'll have to return to that place, and once I do, I have no choice," Su Yun said.

Listening to Su Yun, Ye Xiao suddenly thought of something and immediately said, "You want to go with Shuya and the others to participate in 'Happy Voice,' but you're afraid of being exposed and being found by those people, right?"

Su Yun finally nodded.

Ye Xiao couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "So, doesn't that mean we're having a secret affair?"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Su Yun immediately glared at him and said, "What are you saying? Only you would say such unpleasant things."

Ye Xiao burst into laughter and pulled Su Yun into his arms, telling her, "I can tell you responsibly that now, Su Yun, you are my woman. Whoever tries to take you away, I'll destroy their entire clan."

"It's you who took someone else's bride," Su Yun sighed as she lay in Ye Xiao's embrace.

"I know," replied Ye Xiao confidently.

Su Yun was speechless. How could this guy be so domineering, taking someone else's person and being so righteously justified?

However, what Ye Xiao said next left Su Yun stunned.

"Who's the groom in your heart?" Ye Xiao asked suddenly with a smile.

On the surface, Ye Xiao seemed carefree, and often acted domineeringly, but that didn't mean he was unreasonable. At least, in front of the woman he liked, he often was reasonable.

Hearing Ye Xiao's question, Su Yun didn't respond directly but said, "As a Martial Artist, you should understand that many family descendants have no choice and can't control their own fates, right?"

"An arranged marriage?" Ye Xiao asked.

Su Yun remained in Ye Xiao's embrace, nodding.

Ye Xiao said, "It seems that your wedding will bring great profit to your family."

"Isn't the word 'profit' a bit harsh?" Su Yun replied.

Ye Xiao immediately smiled and said, "Then, what would you like to hear? Benefit? Transaction? Haha, it's understandable. Although the elders of the family make decisions that may not always align with the wishes of their clan members, their decisions are certainly in line with the family's interests."

Su Yun knew that Ye Xiao was very domineering when it came to emotions, but she didn't expect him to be so understanding of social rituals.

Su Yun really resented being born into such a family.

Just like those princes and princesses born into imperial families in ancient times, were they all truly happy? Obviously not, as the saying goes, "A dragon begets nine sons, each different." Ultimately, only one ascends to the throne to unify the country, and for the honor of the imperial family, it's inevitable for princes and grandsons to sacrifice everything for this glorious family.

This naturally includes freedom in marriage.

"That's why I don't want to show my face. I feel pretty good being a teacher here," Su Yun sighed slightly, her eyes drifting to the distant horizon.

Ye Xiao looked at Su Yun's helpless figure, feeling a pang in his heart. As a man, making your woman unhappy is certainly unforgivable. If this woman has chosen you, even giving you her most precious things, then you have the responsibility to keep her happy every day.

"Avoidance is not a solution," Ye Xiao said seriously, looking at Su Yun.

Su Yun replied, "I understand."

"So, you should face it courageously," Ye Xiao said.

"I can't change the family's decision, just like we can't change the country's decisions," Su Yun said.

Indeed, when compared to a country, individuals seem so insignificant.

But who is Ye Xiao? He is someone who fears nothing and dares to fight anyone, even if it means getting battered. He is willing to take that risk.

"I will tell them you are mine," Ye Xiao said to Su Yun, "For large families, a woman's chastity is very important. I think your family would definitely not allow you to marry someone else."

"Yes, that way, perhaps I would no longer be used by the family for a marriage alliance. But days wouldn't be easy thereafter, even for you," Su Yun said very seriously. "That's why this matter absolutely can't be known by my family."

Listening to Su Yun's words, Ye Xiao couldn't help but smile. Her reasoning was certainly valid. After all, Ye Xiao needed to be responsible for Su Yun. If he could coexist peacefully with her family, all the better.

However!

Ye Xiao is the type who, if you respect me a foot, I'll respond in kind. But if someone truly offends him, he will do something that leaves everyone dumbfounded.

"Where is your home?" Ye Xiao asked.

Su Yun looked at Ye Xiao and, after about ten seconds of eye contact, said, "Yan Capital City."

"The Su family in Yan Capital City!" Ye Xiao couldn't help but be surprised at Su Yun's words.

What is Yan Capital City? It's the heart of the Yan Country. The prominent families there carry significant weight across the entire country, let alone those that already have considerable influence in Yan Capital City itself.

Ye Xiao rarely went to Yan Capital City, but he had friends there, specifically Qian Feng, a prodigal son known as a genius in Martial Arts. However, even with Qian Feng's extraordinary talent, the Qian family was certainly not one of the super families in Yan Capital City, not even ranking in the top ten. The Zhou family, too, held considerable weight in Yan Capital City, but at best, they barely made it to the top ten, if even that.

After all, this top ten does not simply mean the top ten families, but a few families with relatively strong power.

The Su family, like the Zhou family, could barely be compared to the top ten influential families. It's said the Su family has even more influence in Yan Capital City than the Zhou family does.

This is a family significant enough for Ye Xiao to take seriously.

Although Ye Xiao and Zhou Hao have a life-and-death friendship, and Zhou Hao is the future heir of the Zhou family, at present, Zhou Hao is not significantly higher than the average member of the family. With his elders overseeing the family, it would likely take a good ten or twenty years for him to truly control the Zhou family. Therefore, expecting Zhou Hao to get the Zhou family to help Ye Xiao resolve the matter with the Su family is completely impossible, as every family considers its own interests before taking any action.

Su Yun looked at Ye Xiao, nodded, and said, "Yes, that's right."

"This means you are from an illustrious family," Ye Xiao chuckled.

Su Yun said bitterly, "I wish I were just a commoner. They say being born into a noble family is like being in the depths of the ocean, and that's very true."

"But none of us can choose where we are born. Just like me, I still don't know who my parents are. If someone had told me before I was born that I wouldn't see my parents afterward, and that I would grow up working hard to find them, I would rather not have come out of my mother's womb," Ye Xiao said earnestly.

Su Yun couldn't help but laugh at Ye Xiao's words, giving him a sidelong glance, and said, "What kind of theory is that?"

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